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face-lift

[feys-lift]
–noun
1. Also, face lifting, facelifting. plastic surgery on the face for elevating sagging tissues and eliminating wrinkles and other signs of age; rhytidectomy.
2. a renovation or restyling, as of a room or building, intended to give an attractive, more up-to-date appearance.
–verb (used with object)
3. to perform a face-lift upon.
4. to renovate or restyle in order to give a fresher, more modern appearance: Our old offices have been face-lifted with new furniture, rugs, and plants.
Also, facelift.


Origin:
1920–25, Americanism
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face-lift also face·lift   (fās'lĭft')
n.  
  1. Plastic surgery to remove facial wrinkles, sagging skin, fat deposits, or other visible signs of aging for cosmetic purposes. Also called rhytidectomy.

  2. A restyling or modernization, as of a building.

tr.v.   face-lift·ed also face·lift·ed, face-lift·ing also face·lift·ing, face-lifts also face·lifts
To perform a face-lift upon.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: face–lift
Pronunciation: 'fA-"slift
Function: noun
: a plastic surgical operation for removal of facial defects (as wrinkles) typical ofaging called also rhytidectomyface–lift transitive verb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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face-lift (fās'lĭft')
n.
Plastic surgery to remove facial wrinkles, sagging skin, fat deposits, or other visible signs of aging for cosmetic purposes. Also called rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty.

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